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Alexa Grasso & Diego Lopes Fights Confirmed For Noche UFC Main Card At The Sphere

Mexican fan favorites Alexa Grasso and Diego Lopes will get their expected appearances at the high-profile Noche UFC event at the Sphere this Fall. After its successful inaugural celebration of Mexican Independence Day last September, Las Vegas will once again play host to the UFC’s festivities for the occasion in 2024, this time at a […]

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Mexican fan favorites Alexa Grasso and Diego Lopes will get their expected appearances at the high-profile Noche UFC event at the Sphere this Fall.

After its successful inaugural celebration of Mexican Independence Day last September, Las Vegas will once again play host to the UFC’s festivities for the occasion in 2024, this time at a grander venue.

Instead of the T-Mobile Arena, this year’s iteration of Noche UFC will play out inside the Sphere in the form of UFC 306. Ever since vowing to stage the first live sporting event there, UFC CEO Dana White has promised a first-of-a-kind event that will leave the fanbase in awe.

And as the September 14 date fast approaches, the UFC 306 lineup has taken shape.

White revealed the main card in a social media video this week, confirming that Sean O’Malley will defend his bantamweight title in the main event opposite Merab Dvalishvili.

There will also be championship stakes in the co-headliner, as Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko complete their trilogy a year on from their Noche UFC main event concluding in a controversial draw.

Lopes, Grasso’s teammate and jiu-jitsu coach, also has a major assignment set for the Sphere. The rising featherweight was expected to feature on the card following his latest triumph at UFC 303 last month.

The Mexico-residing Brazilian got the better of Dan Ige in a same-day booking that came about following the late withdrawal of Brian Ortega due to illness.

For Noche UFC on Sept. 14, those two will attempt for their matchup to make it to the Octagon at the second time of trying, with the promotion opting to rebook Lopes against “T-City” despite talk of the former featherweight title challenger moving up in weight.

Joining those three fights on the main card will be two more Mexicans in Daniel Zellhuber and Ronaldo Rodriguez, who will share the cage with Esteban Ribovics and Ode’ Osbourne, respectively.

Meanwhile, you can check out the current fights expected to take place on the preliminary card below:

Manuel Torres vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
Edgar Chairez vs. Kevin Borjas
Yazmin Jáuregui vs. Ketlen Souza
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aoriqileng

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WATCH | Valentina Shevchenko Has No Water Policy During Training On TUF 32

Valentina Shevchenko claims Mexican Independence Day pressured judges at Noche UFC Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is one of the coaches on TUF 32 and she has a…

Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko is one of the coaches on TUF 32 and she has a unique policy during training.

In the first episode of the show, Shevchenko had her first practice with her team and banned water during the training session. Although many athletes drink water while competing and training, Shevchenko believes drinking water makes you realize how tired you are.

‘When you are drinking water you kind of like focusing on that you are tired. This is a way how you kind of like develop your champion’s mindset,” Shevchenko said.

It is an interesting theory from Shevchenko, but the former champ is known for her cardio so perhaps there is something to it. She told her team to either drink water before or after the session and not during, which some fighters said was new to them, but they do think it will make them mentally stronger.

Valentina Shevchenko believes she proved she’s ‘stronger, faster’ than Alexa Grasso

Despite Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso are coaching TUF 32, the trilogy fight between the two has not been booked. Although all signs point to it happening, nothing has been made official.

Even though Shevchenko is 0-1-1 against Grasso, she believes in the rematch she proved she is stronger and faster and is confident going into the trilogy.

Alexa Grasso admits it's a big challenge to beat Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC

“The last fight showed that I was stronger, I was faster and she had just a few moments that were in her favor,” Shevchenko said to MMAJunkie. “I’m just focusing on my performance and be more faster, be stronger and definitely it’s a thing I don’t want to leave the decision for the judges. I have all the reason why to not let it leave for the judges. It’s a personal thing to not let it happen. Definitely I will focus more on the finish. For me, it’s no matter what kind of finish, striking or submission. It has to be done. I’m focusing more on those things.”

Shevchenko is 23-4-1 as a pro and is coming off the draw to Grasso last September.

UFC icon Valentina Shevchenko poses with all 7 of her flyweight world titles: ‘My belts are with me’

Valentina Shevchenko is inarguably one of the greatest female fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. Though she…

Valentina Shevchenko is inarguably one of the greatest female fighters in the history of mixed martial arts.

Though she may no longer sit atop the women’s flyweight division, ‘Bullet’ is by far and away, the greatest fighter the 125-pound weight class has ever seen. Defending her belt a record-setting seven times, Shevchenko recently posed with all seven of her titles on social media — each representing one of her iconic defenses.

The visual was reminiscent of Demetrious Johnson’s iconic photo with his own collection of UFC gold.

“7 title defense, 7 amazing events alongside the best #UFC MMA fighters of the world,” Shevchenko wrote on Instagram. “Thank you @ufc, Now all my belts with me!!!”

Making her promotional debut in 2015, Valentina Shevchenko worked her way up the bantamweight ladder before making the jump to flyweight where she won nine straight fights, including a title-winning performance against 2024 UFC Hall of Famer Joanna J?drzejczyk.

She would go on to defend the title against the likes of Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, Lauren Murphy, and Taila Santos.

Along the way, she etched her name in the history books, claiming a slew of records, including the most title wins, most consecutive title defenses, most takedowns landed, most control time, and the most total strikes landed in women’s flyweight history. She was also named the World MMA Awards’ 2022 Female Fighter of the Year.

Valentina Shevchenko will look to reclaim the crown

Valentina Shevchenko’s time at the top of 125 came to an end on March 4, 2023, when she suffered a shocking fourth-round submission loss at the hands of Guadalajara native Alexa Grasso. Six months later, ‘Bullet’ came up short of reclaiming the crown during the UFC’s Mexican Independence Day celebration, going five rounds with Grasso only for the fight to be scored as a split draw.

The women are expected to run it back a third time later, but first, they’ll go toe-to-toe as coaches of The Ultimate Fighter 32.

Until then, check out highlights from Valentina Shevchenko’s iconic flyweight title reign below: